[TN-Butterflies] Re: Dickson Co.11/8 & id help
- From: kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: TN Butterflies <TN-Butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 16:57:45 -0800 (PST)
Yes, those May and June sightings were caterpillars.
Ken Childs
Henderson, TN
Chester County
http://tinyurl.com/Kens-Moths-2011
http://tinyurl.com/Night-Creatures
http://www.finishflagfarms.com
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From: Doug Bruce <s137@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Rconnorsphoto@xxxxxxx; tn-butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, November 9, 2011 6:08 PM
Subject: [TN-Butterflies] Re: Dickson Co.11/8 & id help
Richard,
Buck Moths were pretty abundant last Saturday (Nov 5) in Pickett and Scott
Counties. Mindy Fawver and I saw probably a dozen or more between 12:00
and 2:00 pm. They were all in flight; we never actually saw one land, so
we temporarily netted one to photograph and confirm the species.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64825905@N07/6329688357/
This was in Pickett SF and Big South Fork NRRA, much of which is oak
forest.
BugGuide lists some TN sightings for Buck Moths in May and June.
These are likely caterpillar sightings, not adults.
Doug Bruce
Oak Ridge, TN
Anderson Co.
From: Rconnorsphoto@xxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 9:38 AM
To: tn-butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [TN-Butterflies] Dickson Co.11/8 & id
help
Nov. 8, 2011 Montgomery Bell SP Dickson Co.TN
73 degrees F, mostly sunny, stiff breeze from the south
A few butterflies were still flying in the park, see list below. The dam
areas were mowed mid summer so there was some thistle in bloom along the Lake
Woodhaven dam which would otherwise have been gone. One small grayish skipper I
could not identify, see here:
http://www.pbase.com/rconnorsnaturephoto/image/139499625
Most abundant lep of the day was probably Buck Moth, as identified on
BugGuide: med-large, day-flying, black and white with some red, and larval food
is mostly oaks. Lots of oaks in this park. Anybody else seeing this flying
lately?
Cloudless Sulfur 2
Sulfur sp. Orange/Clouded 1
Com. Buckeye 10+
Question Mark 1
on thistle:
Gulf Fritillary 1
Sachem 1
Fiery Skipper 1
Clouded Skipper 10+
u.i. skipper 1
Richard Connors
Nashville
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